I'm puzzled, though--wouldn't uncoupling cars on a moving train cause all the brakes along the entire train to get automatically thrown pretty quickly? Or did whoever uncoupled the cars cap the brake lines to prevent that from happening?
You're more informed than me.
I don't know.
The way I read it they were turning the manual brakes on the car (the big wheel) that sets individual brakes.
>>>>I'm puzzled, though--wouldn't uncoupling cars on a moving train cause all the brakes along the entire train to get automatically thrown pretty quickly? Or did whoever uncoupled the cars cap the brake lines to prevent that from happening?